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Tag Archives: Remembrance Day
Fallen soldier's family speaks about getting closure as Legion's poppy campaign kicks off
This Remembrance Day will be all the more meaningful for Michelle Fisher after she finally got answers this year to the question of what happened to her great-uncle during the First World War. Lance-C...
Oct 28, 2021 Lieutenant Governor Russell Mirasty and his wife Donna presented poppies to Margaret Schaffer and Tom Jenkins at Government House on Oct. 28, 2021. The two are niece and nephew of Lance Corporal Morgan Jones Jenkins, who was killed in the Battle of Arras during the First World War.
Legion commemorates 100th poppy anniversary in 2021
The first-ever poppy was designed 100 years ago, as of this year. "This year is the 100-year anniversary of the poppy and it is a symbol of remembrance to make people think about our veterans and thei...
Oct 13, 2021
Smaller Remembrance Day ceremony to be held in Regina's Victoria Park
This Remembrance Day should have been a special one, with 2020 being the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. But due to COVID-19, the Royal Canadian Legion will be holding a much smal...
Nov 10, 2020
Fewer people plan to attend virtual or in-person Remembrance Day ceremonies: poll
Fewer people plan to participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies or wear poppies this year, according to a poll from Historica Canada that also suggests knowledge of Canadian military history is dwindli...
Nov 10, 2020 A poppy is placed on the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier following a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday Nov. 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Whole Foods reverses poppy ban for workers following heavy criticism
Grocery chain Whole Foods Market reversed a policy Friday that forbid employees from wearing poppies -- a rule the prime minister described as a "silly mistake." The U.S.-based Whole Foods had defende...
Nov 06, 2020 (Whole Foods Market/Facebook)
Legion confirms Remembrance Day service to be held at Cenotaph
Victoria Park will be the site of Regina's only Remembrance Day service on Nov. 11. In a media release Thursday, the Regina branch of the Royal Canadian Legion confirmed what branch president Ron Hitc...
Oct 15, 2020
Brandt Centre won't host Remembrance Day ceremony: Legion president
Regina's only official Remembrance Day ceremony will be held outside this year. Ron Hitchcock, the president of the Regina branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, said the province's COVID-19 guidelines ...
Oct 07, 2020 About 3,000 people gathered at the Brandt Centre for Regina's indoor Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2019. (980 CJME file photo)
Chief medical health officer explains fall COVID guidelines
There's a lot going on in the fall, whether it's Thanksgiving, Halloween or Remembrance Day. Staying healthy during get-togethers is a matter of following the same principles that got Saskatchewan thr...
Sep 28, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Trick or treat: Sask. gov't issues guidelines for Halloween
Trick-or-treaters have been given the green light by Saskatchewan's health officials, but they may have to wait a few days after Halloween to eat their goodies. In its COVID-19 update Friday, the prov...
Sep 25, 2020 Regina Police Service encourages parents to go with kids while trick-or-treating this year. (The Canadian Press)
Bobby Orr defends Don Cherry, rips Sportsnet for decision to fire commentator
Legendary defenceman Bobby Orr has blasted Sportsnet for firing Don Cherry. In an interview with Boston radio station WEEI on Thursday, Orr called the decision to sack his former Bruins coach "disgrac...
Nov 15, 2019
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Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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